Feedback Strategies

Quote on how we should support one another and grow
(Source: Padlet)

The two article I read on giving useful feedback are What Kinds of Message Help Kids Grow? and Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback. The first article was interesting to me because it talked about how parents and educators could have an impact on how young children learn and grow. It mentioned how it's better to use process praise instead of just saying "Good job!" You want to directly compliment the child's effort or action. This makes sense because we want children to have a growth mindset and to be able to take on challenges to learn and grow. The second article gave some reasons on how feedforward is a useful tool for giving feedback. This article was interesting to me because it talks about focusing on the positive part of when giving suggestions to someone. For instance, giving them advice where it would positively change their future and help them succeed in their work. Like most people, we view feedback as bad and that we failed, but feedforward is meant to focus on the future and not the past mistakes.